Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 05:53:21 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Heated Seat Question
"Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote in message news:Xns95F2E795D1539fritzfriicomnospam17.128.40... > Richard Sutherland-Smith <richard.ssnospamr.net.nz> wrote: > > What car is it? > > If it is young enough it should have a dash switch, then you can > > switch it off. > > It's a 2002 9-5 Aero, and it DOES have a dash switch. (Don't all > models with seat heaters? Otherwise it'd be boiling your butt all > summer.) > > But James and Richard both indicate at least some models have an > occupancy switch as well. Most of them should, or a good in-seat thermostat, otherwise it could burn up if left switched on with nobody in the seat, I saw an old Volvo seat once that had the foam badly burned and melted and the seat heater was completely melted down.